Westgate Resorts says it has added 1,500 new jobs this year

Westgate Resorts announced Friday that it has added 1,500 new positions this year. According to a news release, 775 new positions were added in Central Florida.

A spokesman for the timeshare resort company, Frank Blanco, said the hiring represents actual growth in the full-time and part-time workforce and not just seasonal hiring. He said almost half the new positions, 673, are in sales and are based on commission.

“Our total employment currently stands at 8,236. Last year at this time, it was less than 7,000,” he said.